Eleanor Marion Bennett
Eleanor Marion Bennett | |
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| Born | 4 February 1942 (age 83) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | The University of Western Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | E.M.Benn. |
Eleanor Marion Bennett (born 4 February 1942) (née Scrymgeour) is an Australian botanist who was employed by the Western Australian Herbarium from 1965 to 1970. She collected Eucalyptus species in the south-west of Western Australia and published a revision of the genus Hybanthus in 1972. She is the author of two books: Bushland Plants of Kings Park, Western Australia and Common and aboriginal names of Western Australian plant species. Bennett was also one of the authors of Flora of the Perth region.